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Trump shooting underscores political violence threat: Media

The assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump is a "horrific moment" for America and a "sobering reminder" of the threat that political violence poses to democracy in the country ahead......

Do America's voters have a choice at all?

The American electorate are forced to choose between a shop-soiled spokesperson of crony establishmentarianism and an outlandish boor of a showman who should never have been where he is now, says......

Why the Orlando massacre won't be the last

IMAGE: A makeshift memorial at the Stonewall Inn in New York where a vigil was held after the massacre at the Pulse, a gay Orlando nightclub, June 12, 2016. Photograph: Monika Graff/Getty Images......

ICYMI: Top moments from the week gone by

Catch up on all the events that shaped the world last week. A passenger bathes a child using a pipe that supplies water to trains at a railway station on a hot summer day in Allahabad.......

Obama set for his second swearing-in ceremony today

United States President Barack Obama will keep his date with history on Monday, as he will be sworn in for the second day in a row during a traditional public ceremony steeped in symbolism and......

Big question from the Greece crisis: Do history and geography trump economics?

How did Greece, the country of Archimedes and Socrates and Plato and Pythagoras, come to such dire straits, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Like any Indian schoolboy, or should I say any schoolboy......

This Apple computer is worth Rs 3.7 crore!

Image: Apple-1 Personal Computer. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Christie's A fully operational Apple computer that company co-founder Steve Jobs sold out of his parents' garage in 1976 for $600 will......

What makes a brand authentic?

There were compelling reasons to send Juan Valdez off to the old folks home for advertising's ex-celebs. The fictional coffee-growing icon had been featured in ads for decades, helping establish......

What Google is doing in China

Kai-Fu Lee was waiting serenely at the upscale sushi and seafood buffet he had selected for our meeting in Redmond, Washington. One thing about Lee: Friends let him choose the restaurant. He keeps......

Elvis Review

Elvis is a missed opportunity, notes Aseem Chhabra. Baz Luhrmann is a master showman and everything he has touched so far -- Strictly Ballroom, Romeo+Juliet, Moulin Rouge! and even the sometimes......

10 movie gems from Berlin

Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.' With nearly 400 films in several different sections, this year's Berlinale was......

Saying goodbye to America's best TV show

Image: Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men. 'That Mad Men is currently the best-written show and quite unlike anything else out there is an understatement.' As Mad Men draws to a close after eight......

American Hustle wins big at Golden Globes, 2014

The 71th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST MOTION PICTURE......

12 Years A Slave, American Hustle lead Golden Globe 2013 nominations

The 71st Annual Golden Globe nominations have been announced. Here's a quick glance at 2013 hopefuls. The Golden Globe ceremony are set to take place on January 12, 2014 and will be seen in more......

Hamilton's raised fist revives memories of Mexico 1968

'It is going to be a lifelong thing for me.' IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton raises a fist after winning the Styrian Grand Prix in Spielberg, July 12, 2020. Photograph: Joe Klamar/Pool via Getty Images......

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